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Medicine: Then and Now
Students read ancient Greek texts to explore ancient healing practices and compare them to modern-day medicine. They conduct research into modern first-aid practices, using a standard medical reference.
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Leeches: Who Knew?
The answer key to a page of questions about a children's reading on leeches, this resource is missing its companion text. However, the questions could be used with any age appropriate reading about leeches. Readers make predictions,...
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The Holocaust: Deadly Medicine
Young scholars tour a web exhibit of the Holocaust Museum and discuss eugenics. In this Holocaust activity, students tour an exhibit called "Deadly Medicine, Creating the Master Race," guided by the teacher. Young scholars explore the...
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Reading Comprehension Practice: Nonfiction Text
Students practice their reading comprehension. In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students read or listen to a nonfiction article about meditation. This instructional activity includes discussion questions and...
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Drugs
Young scholars investigate drugs by identifying which ones are illegal and potentially harmful. Â In this medicine lesson, learners complete worksheets in which they role play situations where they have found or ingested drugs and decide...
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Ethics and the World of Medicine
Ninth graders examine the ethical issues and concerns that emerge in the medical field. In this Ethics lesson plan, 9th graders summarize the foundations that shape individual professional, and institutional positions. Students...
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A Healthy Lifestyle
Students view the PowerPoint presentation to learn the components of a healthy lifestyle. In this healthy lifestyle instructional activity, students view the PowerPoint presentation about a healthy diet, the importance of exercise, and...
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Mandalas
Pupils explore meditation. For this relaxation and religious studies lesson, students identify reasons for meditation and practice relaxation. Pupils color a mandala, a richly colored design used as a focal point during Buddhist meditation.
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Saying No To Harmful Medicines
First graders practice saying "no" in different ways to respond to taking harmful medicines. In this saying "no" lesson plan, 1st graders read the story "Green Eggs and Ham" and talk about saying "no". Then they discuss the different...
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Medicine safety
Students identify reasons why people take medicines. In this medicine lesson plan, students are shown different medicines and discuss why people might take them. The teacher poses different scenarios about when it is safe and unsafe to...
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Buddhism-Nirvana Day: Meditation Article Planning Frame
In this Buddhism belief worksheet, students plan a strategy for writing a descriptive essay about meditation. After filling in an idea for an opening sentence, 4 key points, and interesting ending, students will have created a plan for...
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Health Vocabulary: Doctor 1
In this health vocabulary worksheet, students answer 10 multiple choice questions about health and medicine. Students are instructed to choose the best answer since more than one answer may be acceptable.
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First Aid
In this health worksheet, students find the words that are associated with the practice of first aid and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Find Your Medical Terms
For this health worksheet, students find the words that name different types of medical doctors and the answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Medieval Medicine
In this social studies worksheet, students find the terms that are related to medieval medicine and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Anatomy-It's Called What?
In this anatomy worksheet, students match the vocabulary term with the definition on the right. The answers are accessed through clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Wrap Up
Tenth graders demonstrate methods of relaxation by participating and assisting each other in meditation. They demonstrate their ability to experiment with the elements of dramatic presentation by relying on group co-ordination of voice,...
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East Asian Study Seminar
High schoolers research and experience the culture of Zen Buddhism. They engage the practice of meditation by practicing themselves in a variety of contexts with different cultural readings.
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Minding Your Body
Students explore the benefits of yoga and meditation by studying baseball players who incorporate them into their pre-season training. They investigate a variety of mind-body techniques and create a presentation for the class.
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Those Before Us
Pupils examine medical pioneers and identify their characteristics. They survey their contributions to the medical field and society and present persuasive argument for or against modern medical pioneers.
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What is a Medicine?
Students brainstorm ideas about what makes a substance a "medicine" to determine their preconceptions about medicines. They evaluate whether certain substances should be defined as "medicines' and examine various systems of medicine.
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Candy or Medicine
Students compare and contrast the appearance of medicine and candy to demonstrate the need for safety precautions with medicines, and adult supervision.
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Herbal Medicines
Students become critical thinkers about substances that are called medicines and it guides them into an inquiry process of carrying out their own investigations of the attributes of some common herbal remedies.
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Medicine Through Time
In this medicine in history activity, students read through the questions about the history of medicine. Students give short answers to the 18 questions.